Operation Christmas Child Inventory Update 11/3/2019

Our Operation Christmas Child packing party is one week from TODAY! The packing party will be held next Sunday, November 10th at 3pm downstairs in the Van Wyk Fellowship Hall (accessible from Saddle River Rd. lot). Light refreshments will be served. And, of course, Christmas carols will be playing!

We have received additional donations since our last update. Here is the latest inventory to give you all an idea of what is needed to fill our shoe boxes. We fill shoe boxes based on age and gender categories (age 2-4 boy/girl, age 5-9 boy/girl, age 10-14 boy/girl).

In addition to donations of items, monetary donations will also be accepted. Each shoe box costs $9 to ship.

Arts and Crafts

Adult coloring books - 1

Board books - 8

Coloring books - 18

Colored pencils - 7 sets

Crayons - 18 small boxes

Crayons - 4 med boxes

Lanyards - 2

Markers - 5 sets

Sketch diary - 4

Story books - 1

Wood crafts - 4

Word find book - 1

Clothing

Gloves - 3 pairs

Hats - 5

Infant socks - 6 pairs

Socks - 16 pairs

Underwear - 1 girls

Hair-care

Combs - 116

Hair Barrettes individually wrapped - 6

Hair Barrettes - 10 that need to be separated in zip-lock

Hairbrush - 6

Hair clips - 3

Hair ties - 18

Headbands - 21

Snack size bags of assorted hair ties - 19

Hygiene Supplies

Bars of soap in a plastic bag - 83 (some still need ziplock bags)

Dental floss - 3 boxes

Individual tissue packages - 8

Toothbrushes - 72

Washcloths - 80 (includes 12 infant washcloths)

School Supplies

Highlighters - 2

Journals - 5

Jump ropes - 2

Mini index cards - 1 box

Paper - 2 packs of notebook paper Pencils - over 150

Pencil tip erasers - We have an abundance of pencil tip erasers.

Pens - 169

Rulers - 31

Small loose erasers - 8 (We need more of the large pink erasers.)

Sticker books - 1

Stickers - 12 sheets

Toys

Cars - 16

Christmas sticker packs - 21

Large preschool play dough set in backpack

Plastic multi piece car set - 2

Plastic animals - 3

Plush animals - 42

Puzzles - 2

Main Takeaways - We are in need of just about every single type of item (hygiene, clothing, toys, etc) for our shoe boxes. We do NOT need any donations of pens and pencils as we have over 150 of each. Remember that monetary donations to cover shipping are greatly appreciated. We are also grateful for all donations that have already been received.

Once again, just to note - NO weapons or war toys, NO flags or representations of the United States, NOTHING of any political nature whatsoever, NO TOOTHPASTE OR FOOD OF ANY TYPE (including all candy) NOTHING breakable including mirrors!

Please remember that all items packed in boxes should be new. For a full checklist, please visit our Operation Christmas Child page.